Given that background, the blogosphere rumor mill exploded with excitement when Nokia posted a job ad seeking a Principal Software Engineer for work in “Embedded Linux Middleware". Android is the only major smartphone platform based on the Linux kernel, so many assumed the aforementioned exit strategy might finally be coming to fruition.

Not so fast.

Nokia’s Media relations head, Doug Dawson, has taken to Twitter to set the record straight. He writes:

In other words, while most people don't realize it, Nokia already has minor assets tied to its rivals Apple, Inc. (AAPL) and Google's platforms via the HERE maps service. So (assuming Nokia is being forthright) the recent posting is no big deal. Nokia is still firmly onboard the Windows Phone ship -- well, for now at least -- despite a rocky Windows Phone 8 launch and continued fiscal struggles.

In terms of patent trolling, however, you are wrong: Apple is light-years ahead of everyone else in this game. Nobody other than Cupertino has successfully and so convincingly trolled judges everywhere to believe design patents are enforceable.

Design patents are okay if very specific to stop blatent copying (which samsung did do with their first devices). Where apple's being a troll is the patent of retangle with rounded corners trying to make it so nobody have any competition for them so they can make more money, which is complete and udder crap.